Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-17
BASE BALL.
The Wichita's Newly Strengthened Team II
Better Trim than Ever Before.

Managers Griffin and Mold OF the Wichits
Western League club returned yesterday
| morning from the trip through western and
| northern portions of the league, the clut
having stopped off at Emporia where they
play the new and strong team of that city
today, tomorrow and Friday of this week
The two clubs will then come to this city ant
play championship games on the 81, q, 2;
"a of this month. Both Of these
clubs are now strong and will play
snip and tuck balls as there is consid
cradle rivalry between the two clubs, eacf
striving to make a better record In the new
league than its former rival in the Kansa:
state league. Their contests will, therefore
be more spicy than ever before so that spec
tators are assured Of seeing good games Of
ball
The Wichitas started into the Western
L ee que with a team which had won the pen
nant in the Kansas State Lea que, but it did
not take many days on the road to convince
t hem that they were in altogether too fast a
class where they were, playing against the
extravagantly paid, old time players Of clubs
alre ady in the Western League. The only
thing to be done was to release some o, the
former players and replace them
with players of the same
calibre of the other Western League towns.
1t took some time to do this but by time the
team got to Omaha, they had gotten together
a club. better in all respects than the Omaha
nine, but by hard luck lost two out of three
games, although two of them were really
Wich itas game.
Duckey Hemp, the universal favorite in
right field and who captured the audiences
everywhere, is one of the few old players left
by whom to identify the old Wichltas.
Among the new ones secured are several who
made great records in the clubs OF National
League and of the American Association last
season, and some of the Western League
clubs. have tried hard but in vain to secure,
who must be seen to be fully appreciated.
Mr.. Griffin, who was formerly manager of
the Leadville, Colo, team, says he is conf
dent that with the present team Wichita
will largely improve her percentage IN the
League and yet make the leaders rustic for
the championship.
The boys Will no doubt be given hearty
on their return, and all lovers OF
base ball will find that a championship game
in the Western League is vastly different
from an ordinary exhibition game as were
most of those played here by Western League
clubs. The three schedule games here with
Lincoln were notable instances of that fact.
Then too, the home team will be on their own
grounds, have their own crowd and play
n ore vigorous ball than ever.
But the fun will not only be when Wichita |
,eats Emporia, but on the Goth, 9th and 2Sth |
# this monitor Friday, Saturday and Sun
Law of next week-the Wichitas play the
Kansas Cities in this city for the first time
Wichita has only been saved with a base
,all club by the arrangements having seized
is opportunity to get into the Western League
where they can remain. Had they stayed in
he Kansas League they would have died
With that weak Organization. For this and
numerous other good reasons the base ball go
ng public will turn out in full force. Ladies
rec to all games